Crate



April 0, 1928.

C. A. WOOLSEY CRATE Filed Jan. 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet. l

[72 V67! 4407 C/r/m EJA. WOOLSEY I I'4TT-0PNEYS' April 10, 1928.

C. A. WOOLSEY CRATE Filed Jan. 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IEII/GTZZZOIQ-I CHARLES/4. WOOLJEY znuunnnun 1 'Q'HAKPES. tootsie; 'M NNEA PLIs :i iN E QT Q "stem Application filed January My invention relates to crates or-recep taoles adapted to contain articles such as milk or cream bottles for shipping and transportation purposes,' and the object of I supporting means of convenient application the invention particularly is to provide proved means-for SQCUTID the bottom of the crate to the Walls the'reof to the-end that the b ottomwill'be supported in a strong substantial mannerfbut'ican be easily and quickly removed for repair or other purposes. v

*A -furtherjobject is to 1 provide a bottomtothe'crate andof strong durable construction and capable of withstanding the roughhard usage to which ashipping package of this kind isusually subjected.

re'inforcing and alininglthe slats of the walls an d bottom to'a'id in holding them together inproper relationwhen :the walls are assembledJ Qther objects of the invention will appearfrom the following detailed descript on.

I -=Theinvention-consists generally in iva-rious constructions andcombinations all flas to the section line of Figure 3;

hereinafter 1 described nd. ti j fl pointed outin-.th claimsf i V I I *In the accompanying drawings forming part of this, specification,

Figure l is' a perspective view of a crate I embodying-my invention; Fi ure Zis a similar View of thebottom removed from the crate; z

-" Figure '3 is a 'transverse sectional -'vievv through the crate showing the man iercof mounting the bottom therein and the strengtheninglmeans which '1 preterto employfor the walls; i

' lfigurell is adetail-seotional vviewtaken Qn-a section line at-right angles substantially Figure 5 is aperspective-view o frthelcrate bottom showing a slightly modifiedTcom' struction; and

"Fi re 6 1s a sect onal V1W taken-atone end ot the plate transversely of the bottom supporting means}.

Inthe drawing, the slde alls or-the mt are represented ;by comparatively narrow slats o'rvbars2, 3a nd iarrange'd "in parallel relation, one" above the other and spaced apa t an t e an Wal a e .des g t y 7 sim la sla s G an 3 al q pa d a a and ,se red t theabui ng earl f tl 'iside,

wall by t e m tal i rent s- .1 2;. c rn slats 12 and similar intermediate slats 13' and moving the crates about; The slats 12' 259 1925. Seria1No.5,5Q1.'

plates.8 and 9 fitting the outer and inner races or" the Walls at the corners The slats ers to take upthe sho'ck :oristrain on the hard immovable object.

crate resulting from its contact'lwith' some of the walls but i-n deeper crates, I' may provide similar slats at the bott'omli A I also pr-e1 fei lto provide vertical boresyor'fsocketsvinu j the siatso f the side Walls to receive reina I forcing WlIeS'lQ whichdonot preferablyiexe tend through theiupper and lower slats but" 7 p p terminate at a suitable point thereinn'a'nd-c, TA turther object is to provide means' for not onlyreintorce the Walls of the completled cratebut serve asa meansfor holding.

and the securing of them together at t-he corners. -l*he"iritermediate slats of-the end Walls are preferably cut away as at l l re allow the convenient insertion of -the hand in l fting or moving th'e' cratejfrom' place to places The bottom of the crate is preferabl composed of comparatively .narrow' side spaced apartv in parallel '.-rela-tion, and the slats 12 are preferably deeperor thicker as indicatedat 14 in Figure Qsothat the lower portion ,of these slats Willdepend be'yond the plane of the bottom oi the 'crate'and-the Walls and form supports or runners for'com venience in moving the crates from pla-ee 'to' place and also ton-contact with umnos or atruck Whichmay be used for lifting and 13 are preferablytransversely, bored and a reinforcing means suc-h -as yvires 15 are inserted therein andhave their ends bent backyvardly and seated in the si-de' slats as indicated at 16 in Figure These tr'ansa verse Wiresnot only 'lo'raceithe bottom slats v of the crate andhold them parallel rela tion buttor m'aconvenient meansior keepv ing the slats their proper'positi'on' while the end plates or supports aref -being' secured th reto. .Y- f s *Atleach end of the slats formingthe bot tom of the crate, I provide bars er -rails 17,

preferablyof sheet metal of suitable-gages; 7'

bent to a substantially U-s'haped form :in

cross-section, With upper "andf-lowerifiangs between which the ends'ot the slats arei jin-fl m crates of the 'depth shown, 1 was 65 prov de these thicke'r slats onlyx-a't" theitop V serted and seated against the rear Wall of V cient length to fit easilybetween" the side walls of the crate near the end walls thereof-and in the upper'side or flange of each rail .I prefer" to form a longitudinal head beads-I insert rods 20 having their ends fit- 19, and into the. recesses "formed by these ting Within sockets'in the corner plates of the crate and headed or upset at the extreme ends to firmly secure the '-rods in the crater and bind the 1 bottom and alls together. 7

alls, rails having loops formed therein and The bead or 'bulge 19 is preferably-formed inathe upper portion otthe rails to raise the rodsQO as far as'practicable abovethe lower edgesof the Walls 'so that there Will be more V metalof the corner plates beneath these rods torsupport', the bottom when the crateis loaded, With this constructionyl am able to extend the ends ofthe bottom slats toa point close-to the lower slats of theend'walls asvvillbe apparent from inspection of'Figures 1,2 and4; Althoughthis construction forms an extremely substantial] and sol d;

means for mounting 'the bottom otthe crate inthe Walls thereof I am able to very easily remove the bottom by cuttingthrough the supporting rods porting means torthe bottom slats, and I am 'as they form the sole supthns able at. anytime to detach the bottom from the crate and repair or replace one or "more of the slats Of"Wl1?lOh lt' lS composed. Ixprefer to make the bottom of a series of p ns " parallel slats but itrwill be understood that this cons'itructionmaybe' modified by the use of Wider slats or by one continuous plate if preferred, yT-he slat construction, however, isipreferable as usually Waste pieces-o tima terial'may be employed andit is less expen- V sive to repairwhen broken.

;-In -Figuresv 5 1 and 6, I have showna slightly modified construction which "consists in providing endrailsQI folded to a U-shaped form with the bent or tolded'por- "-tion forming a loopL22 in the plane otthe crate bottom instead. of aboveit as 1llus-' trated in the previous figures. Similar rods areprovidedfitting Within, the loop at the ends of the slats but the slatsinthis instance -do notv extend to a point as near the end I vvallsas in the other constructions and it is (necessary to drop the supporting rods a little-lower in the corner plates than Where the recess or bead is formed in the upper flange of the end railsg, For this reason l' may prefertonse the form of rail Sl'lOWIlHIV Figures land 2. The supporting'rods will be inserted through holes in g the corner plates: in theconstrnction shown in Figures 5 and" 6 and headed or 'otherwisesecured therein in substantially the same manner as described With reference to the previous jfig ures. V 1

V I claim asmy invention:

1. A container comprising side and end Walls, rails having seats for the ends of the bottom of the container, and means extending across said container-and mounted in the side Walls thereof outside the end Walls and supporting said rails. c

2. A container comprising side and end Walls, rails having seats for the ends of the container V bottom, and means extend ng lengthwlse of said rails and engaging them and mounted; in thecontainer side walls outside theplane of said end Walls. 1

A container comprising sidev and; end;

provided with seats for the ends of the 0on tainer bottom, and means passing through said loopsand supporting said rails on the {container walls 74:. A container comprising side' and end in the container Walls for rails and bottom."

5. A container comprising Walls, railsv having seats for-the ends of the container bottom,- and rods; passing len 'thvvisethrough said rails and having their ends mounted insaid Walls, theremoval ofsaid rods permitting the removal of the container bottom. v 6. A container comprising rails having longitudinal loops ion-folds formed in the upper side thereof and also having seats for the ends oithe container bottom and rods fitting said loops 'an'jd hav;

ring theirends passing thr'oughholes in the thereonrv. ,v y H V V '7. Acontainer comprisingside and end opposite Walls and corner plates and headed of said rails and engaging the-upper. porside, and end V side and end Walls, and reinforcing plates atthe corners, l

tion thereofabove 'the ends' of said bottom and permitting said ends to extend to a-point close to. the end Walls of the'container, and

said rods having their ends extending through the; side Walls ofthe container adjacent the corners thereof andsecured therein. f b

8. A fastening means for a container bottom comprising rails of; flexible material folded to "form opposing flangesfbetween Which the ends of the container bottom are inserted and secured, said rails having'loops or folds formed by ben dingthe flangetherer of, and rods fitting Within'saidloops and a having ends adapted to be mounted on the container. walls. k I v 9.;A container comprisingside and'end Walls, a bottom fitting Within saidcontainer',

-'rails composedv of metallic plates folded lengthwise along a central line to form upper and lower flanges between which the ends of said bottom are inserted, means passing through said flanges and said bottom and securing them together, said rails having longitudinal openings formed in the folding of the rails and rods fitting within said openings and having projecting ends mounted walls, a bottom composed of slats arranged edge to edge, the outer slats being thicker than theintermediate ones, and having beveled ends and terminals of substantially the same thickness as the corresponding terminals of the other slats, the thicker portions of said slats forming runners for rais- 1 ing'th-e container out of contact with the surface over which it may be moved; rails adapted to receivethe ends of the'slats and means securing them therein, and means-for mounting said rails in the walls of the contalner. I"

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my handthis 23rd day of J anuary 1925.

CHARLES A. WooLsEY's ,v 

